Norbury School
Welldon Crescent, Harrow, HA1 1QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Ann Browning
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 640
- Pupils on roll
- 641
- URN
- 102222
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088638769
About this school
Norbury School is a community primary school in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 641 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 67% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 85% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 85% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Norbury School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 667 |
| 2023/24 | 663 |
| 2024/25 | 663 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norbury School compares
Norbury School ranked 33rd of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.2% | 18.8% | 641 | — |
| Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School | 72% | 5.5% | 17.4% | 408 | 0.4 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 68% | 4.5% | 16.1% | 651 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Vaughan Primary School | 86% | 4.3% | 18.2% | 668 | 0.7 miles |
| Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery | 66% | 5.8% | 18% | 805 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.83%
- English as an additional language
- 81.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 13.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Marlborough Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Vaughan Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
Norbury School ranks 21st of the 27 ranked primary schools in Harrow.
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Heathland School Primary
- Hujjat Primary School Primary
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenmore Park Junior School Primary
- Longfield Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Norbury School teach?
- Norbury School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Norbury School?
- The headteacher of Norbury School is Ms Louise Ann Browning, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Norbury School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norbury School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Norbury School?
- Norbury School has 641 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Norbury School full?
- Norbury School has capacity for 640 pupils and 641 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Norbury School a faith school?
- No. Norbury School has no designated religious character.
- Does Norbury School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Norbury School as having nursery classes.
- How have Norbury School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norbury School rank locally?
- Norbury School ranked 33rd of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norbury School's absence rate?
- Norbury School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norbury School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norbury School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.